General

• Amateur Astronomy - Rohan ed (Hamlyn)
• Amateur Astronomy - Rohan ed (Newnes)
• Armchair Astronomy - Moore ()
• Astronomy - Nicholson ()
• Astronomy Factfinder - (Mustard)
• Astronomy for GCSE - Moore ()
• Astronomy Quizbook - Moore ()
• A-Z of Astronomy - Moore ()
• BANG! Signed copy - May/Moore/Lintott ()
• Basic Astronomy - Moore ()
• Beginners Guide to Astronomy - Jones ()
• Catalogue of the Universe - Murdin/Allen ()
• Changing views of the Universe - Rohan ()
• Colours of Stars - Malin/Murdin ()
• Encyclopedia of Astronomy - Muirdin/Penston eds (Canopus)
• Exploding Universe - Henbest ()
• Guiness Book of Astronomy - Moore ()
• Infinity Rising - Symanek ()
• Modern Amateur astronomer - Moore (Springer)
• Nature of the Universe - Hoyle ()
• Night Sky - (Collins Gem)
• Night Sky Companion - (The Times)
• Observers Book of Astronomy - Moore ()
• Reaching for the Stars - Marchand (Kingfisher)
• Road to the Stars - Nicholson ()
• Space - (London Planetarium)
• Space and Education - (BNSC)
• Star Seekers - Wilson ()
• Sun, Myths and Men - Moore ()
• The Heavens - (Life and Science)

Equipment

• Amateurs Telescope - Ellison ()
• Frank's Book of the Telescope - Frank ()
• How to build your own observatory - ()
• Optics - Hecht ()
• Telescopes and Techniques - Kitchin (Springer)
• Telescopes & Techniques - an introduction - (SPA)

Imaging

• Astrophotography Basics - Kodak ()
• Astrophotography for the Amateur - Covington ()
• Messages from the Stars - Ridpath ()
• Night Sky Photography - Arnold ()

Observing

• Astronomy for the Amateur - Gribbin ()
• Exploring the Night Sky woth Binoculars - Moore ()
• Modern Amateur Astronomer - (SPA)
• Observational Amateur Astronomer - (SPA)
• Observational Amateur Astronomer - Moore ed (Springer)
• Observing the Universe - Henbest (New Scientist)
• Observers Year - Moore (Springer)
• Practical Astronomy - Mills ()
• Planet Observers Handbook - Price ()
• Planetary Handbook - Bakich M (Cambridge)
• Skywatchers Handbook - Rohan ()
• Star and Planet Spotting - Lancaster Brown ()
• Stars at a Glance - (Phillips)
• Star-Hopping - Garfinkle ()
• The Sky - A users guide - Levy ()
• Yearbook of Astronomy - 2004 - Moore ed ()

Solar System

• Comet Hale Bopp - ()
• Earth, Moon and Planets - Whipple ()
• Exploring the Moon through Binoculars & Small Teles - Cherrington ()
• Exploring the Moon through Binoculars & Small Teles - Cherrington ()
• Guide to the Moon - Moore ()
• Halleys Comet - Reddy ()
• Lets look at the Sky - The Planets - Moore ()
• Making of the Earth - Tazieff ()
• Meteorites - Heide F (Chicago)
• Meteors Observers handbook - Phillips ()
• Mystery of Comets - Whipple ()
• New Guide to the Planets - Moore ()
• New Solar System - Beatty et al ()
• Patrick Moore on the Moon - Moore ()
• Sun Kings Signed copy - Clark S ()
• UK Solar Eclipses - Williams ()

Deep Sky

• Brilliant Stars - Moore ()
• Cambridge Deep-Sky Album - Newton/Teece ()
• Galaxies - Ferris ()
• Messier Objects - O'Meara ()
• Observing Variable Stars - Levy ()

Star Atlas / Catalogues

• Atlas of the Night Sky - Dunlop ()
• BAA Handbook 1999 to date - BAA ()
• Bedford Catalogue - Smyth ()
• Burham's Celestial Handbook - Vols 1,2,3 - Burnham ()
• Cambridge Star Atlas 20000 - Tirion ()
• Field Guide to Stars and Planets - Menzel ()
• Guide to the Night Sky - Moore (Phillips)
• Monthly Sky Guide - Ridpath/Tirion ()
• Norton's 20000 - ()
• Planet Observers catalogue - Price ()
• Sky at Night Vol 10 - Moore ()
• Star Book - 8 charts on stiff card - Burnham ()
• Turn Left at Orion - Consolmango/Davis ()
• Uranometria 2000 Vol 1 - Tirion et al ()
• Yearbook of Astronomy 1979 - Moore ()
• Yearbook of Astronomy 1980 - Moore ()

History / Biography

• Biographical Dictonary of Scientists - Abbott ed ()
• Early astronomy from Babylonia to Copernicus - O'Neil ()
• Peripatic Astronomer - Bruck ()
• Sleepwalkers - Koestler ()
• Starseekers - Wilson ()

Astrophysics / Cosmology

• Black Holes - Equinox (Equinox - C4)
• Black Holes - Taylor ()
• Brief History of Time - Hawkins ()
• Dark Side of the Universe Signed copy - Nicolson ()
• Dark Side of the Universe - Nicolson ()
• Dark Side of the Universe - Trefil ()
• Hyperspace - Kaku ()
• Search for Infinity - Fraser et al ()

Space Exploration

• Apollo - Shayler ()
• Soviet Manned Space Programme - Clarke (Salamander)
• Space Exploration - Davies (Chambers)
• Space the Ultimate Challenge - Allen/Martin ()

Misc

• Intelligent Universe - Hoyle ()
• Stephen Hawking - a life in science - White/Gribbin ()

Journals / Newsletters / Circulars

• BAA Journal - (BAA)
• FAS Newsletters - (FAS)
• Popular Astronomy - (SPA)
• SPA News Circulars - (SPA)

35mm Slides

A slide projector is available for use with the slides

• Slide Viewer
• Electronic Slides (42 slides) - ()
• Jupiter Encountered - Voyager 1 & 2 (20 slides) - ()
• Saturn Encountered - Voyager 1 & 2 (20 slides) - ()
• Solar system (20 slides) - ()
• Stars & Galaxies 1 - 30 - ()
• Stars & Galaxies 31 - 54 - ()
• Stellar Camera (26 slides) - ()
• Sun in Action (20 slides) - ()
• Voyager 2 at Uranus (20 slides) - ()
• Voyager 2 at Neptune (20 slides) - ()
• Voyager 2 at Triton (20 slides) - ()

Videos

• Astronomy in Cambridge - ()
• Christmas Star - ()
• Living in Space - ()
• NASA - The 25th Year - ()
• Planet Mars - ()
• The Man who colours of the Stars - D Malin ()
• Voyage to the Planets - ()

CDs / DVDs

• A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking - ()
• 1999 August 11 Eclipse - BAA ()
• Patrick Moore's Guide to the Universe - ()
• QUIAG Files for MAC - ()
• Total Eclipse of the Sun 2006 - BAA ()
• Window on the UK - ()
• Window on the Universe Part 1 - 2 copies - ()
• Window on the Universe Part 2 - 2 copies - ()

Audio Cassette

• The Sky at Night Guided Tour of the Constellations - ()

For more information on the Society's Library, please contact:

Peter Hudson

The current list of instruments is as follows

• 6" Dobsonian
• 2 8" Dobsonians
• 2 pairs of 10x50 binoculars

For the slightly more advanced users, there is also the following:

• 2 PST Solar Telescopes
• 8" Reflector on Polaris mount (scope made by Phil Stone)
• 130mm Helios Refractor

Using the instruments

If you have never used a particular instrument, training is available for you. Just ask when making your enquiry.

And please remember that instrument loans are only available to members

For more information on the Society's Instruments, please use the Contact page and select Instrument Curator from the list.